The Moody Blues - The story in your eyes
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Tuning: E A D G
THE STORY IN YOUR EYES (Bassline)
As recorded by The Moody Blues
(From the 1971 Album EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Lodge - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=175
4/4
Gtr I
Wx7 E E E E E E E E
G|------------|-----5-7-9-7------|
D|------------|-7-9---------10-9-|
A|------------|------------------|
E|------------|------------------|
E E E E +H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------7-(7)\----|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5-7-9-7------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-9---------10-9-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
E E E E +H Q E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|----------------||-----9-----------|------------------|----9-----------|
D|-7--------------||o-7----7-5---5-7-|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5-7-|
A|-------7-(7)----||o----------7-----|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-----|
E|----------------||-----------------|------------------|----------------|
Q a E E E E E E Q E E E E a E E
G|------------------|----9-----------7-|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5h7---|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-------|
E|------------------|------------------|
Q a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E a E
G|------------------|---------7--------------|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5--|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------|
+Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q a E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
G|------------------|----9-----------|------------------|----9-----------|
D|-(5)------5---6---|-7----7-5---5-7-|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5-7-|
A|------5-----------|----------7-----|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-----|
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
Q a E E E E E E Q E E E E a E E
G|------------------|----9-----------7-|
D|--------7-9-7---7-|-7----7-5---5h7---|
A|-5--7s9-------9---|----------7-------|
E|------------------|------------------|
To Coda
Q a E E E E E E E E a E E E E E a E
G|-------------------|---------7-------------|
D|--------7-9-7---7--|-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5-|
A|-5--7s9-------9----|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
[Chorus]
+Q Q Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E E E E E
G|----------------||---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-(5)--5--5--4\--||-2----2-2------|-----------2--|-4----4---------|
A|----------------||-------------2-|--------2-----|--------4-4---4-|
E|----------------||---------------|-0----0-------|----------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-----------4--|-5----5--------|-----------5--|-----------------|
A|--------4-----|--------5----5-|--------5-----|-4-4---4-4-4---4-|
E|-2----2-------|---------------|-3----3-------|-----------------|
E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E Q E E
G|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|-7----7-7-7---7-|-7----7--------|-4----4-4----4-|
A|-4-4---4-4--5--|----------------|--------7-0-4--|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-2----2-2----2-|-0----0-0-0---0-|----------------|-----------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-4----4-4-4---4-|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|
A|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
1. 2.
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E a E E E E E a E +Q Q Q Q
G|----------------||---------------||---------7-------------|-----------------|
D|-2-2---2-2-----o||-2-2---2-2-----||-5-5-7s9---10-10-9-7s5-|-(5)--5--5--5----|
A|------------0--o||------------0--||-----------------------|-----------------|
E|----------------||---------------||-----------------------|-----------------|
[Outro]
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 8x
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
D||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
A||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
E||--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| \ - slide out of (to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
| s - legato slide
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